Новости за 18.09.2016

A former San Francisco restaurant owner has admitted failing to pay 46 employees more than $90,000 in back wages and lying about it to federal labor officials. Ming Lian Zhou, 58, pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge of concealing a material fact from a government agency. Prosecutors said Zhou signed a promise to pay the back wages, and the next month submitted forms signed by all 46 employees saying, falsely, that they had been paid.

LAPD Chief urges residents to “report any suspicious activity” Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck has issued a warning to Emmy goers and Rams fans in light of separate bombs discovered in New York and New Jersey garbage receptacles. “We ask everyone to stay vigilant and remember, ‘If you see something, say something!'” he said in a statement issued on Sunday, urging citizens to download use the “iWATCH LA” app if needed. The LAPD and its law enforcement partners here in California... Читать дальше...

Missing college student found dead in Upper Iowa River DECORAH, Iowa (AP) — A college student who had been missing for more than a day has been found dead in the Upper Iowa River.

The Daily News Journal (http://on.dnj.com/2d42MAm ) reports the 75-year-old Murfreesboro resident recently earned a degree from the Nashville School of Law. Edwards says after he sold his insurance company in 2009, he found he had a lot of extra time. [...] he began attending Volunteer State Community College.

Rapper and entrepreneur shares cryptic “Total Recall” post The 39-year-old rapper joined the social media site on Saturday night, sharing his first post on Sunday. A rather cryptic first post, West shared a still image from 1990’s “Total Recall,” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The rapper isn’t new to social media and is known to make waves on Twitter. Most recently, both West and Drake were drawn into a flame war with fellow rapper Kid Cudi — who called out the artists for “having 30 people... Читать дальше...

“American Horror Story” has spent five seasons building a reputation for having striking visuals, off-the-rails writing, and plenty of movie references peppered throughout. Both the pregnancy and the new diet come from Roman Polanski‘s classic film “Rosemary’s Baby,” in which Mia Farrow plays a woman who is impregnated with the Antichrist thanks to a deal her husband made with a Satanic cult. According to her autobiography, “What Falls Away,” Farrow was asked by Polanski to actually eat raw liver for those scenes. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Several students and parents at two Reno County schools were interviewed after sheriff's investigators received reports of reports of inappropriate pictures being circulated on phones at the schools, Reno County authorities said. Phones also were confiscated at Reno Valley Middle School and Nickerson High School after law enforcement was notified of a problem Wednesday and spent the day interviewing people, The Hutchinson News reported (http://bit.ly/2cWTTYT). Possible criminal charges could... Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — Lawmakers and policy experts say Colorado legislators have been spared intensive lobbying seen in other states by the pharmaceutical industry to oppose restrictions on prescription painkiller sales. Pharmaceutical companies and related groups spent more than $130,000 in state candidate contributions over the past decade in Colorado, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics. A joint investigation by The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity found... Читать дальше...

[...] like their candidate, they tried to blame Hillary Clinton's campaign and rejected any notion that Trump's political identity is founded on five years of peddling the false rumor that Obama was born elsewhere. [...] saying Trump's admission of the error was behind him — as two sitting governors and several other Trump supporters did across the Sunday talks shows— doesn't necessarily make it true. The episode reflects Trump's penchant for spreading unsubstantiated claims when he stands to gain... Читать дальше...

Coast To Coast’ Voice Actor C Martin Croker Dies The voice of Zorak and Moltar on the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim show Space Ghost: A longtime contributor on the Cartoon Network, Croker also voiced Steve and Dr. Weird on “Aqua Teen Hunger Force.” [...] Read: 'Ax Men' Star Gabe Rygaard Dies in Car Crash Adult Swim confirmed the sad news on Twitter: Coast To Coast’ Voice Actor C Martin Croker Dies At TheWrap

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Drugmakers that produce opioid painkillers and allied advocacy groups spent more than $1 million on campaign contributions in Utah over the past decade. The network of drug companies and nonprofits known as the Pain Care Forum spent more than $880 million on campaign contributions and lobbying nationwide from 2006 to 2015 to influence state and federal policies, including opioid advocacy, according to a joint investigation from The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity. Читать дальше...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality says drilling at C&H Hog Farms will begin Wednesday and is expected to last three or four days. The department says about 120 feet will be drilled with soil samples collected every five feet and any groundwater found will also be collected for testing for possible contamination.

Phil Tracy, a journalist whose 1977 expose of the Peoples Temple led Jim Jones and his followers to flee San Francisco for South America, died Thursday of complications from lung cancer. A former reporter for the Village Voice, Mr. Tracy teamed with the Chronicle’s Marshall Kilduff to interview former Temple members who had grown disillusioned with and frightened of Jones, at the time a powerful figure in San Francisco politics. Jones, who had tried to stop their story’s publication in New West magazine... Читать дальше...

The Oregonian/OregonLive (http://bit.ly/2cQUpKQ ) reports that prosecutors charged McKeever Watkins Thompson III on Friday with multiple counts of attempted murder, as well as participating in a drive-by shooting. According to law enforcement officials, Thompson shot at his ex-girlfriend Alexia Campbell and her friend, Valeria Chavez, using a .380 handgun early Wednesday morning.

PHOENIX (AP) — Drugmakers that produce opioid painkillers and allied advocacy groups have spent more than $880 million on campaign contributions and lobbying over the past decade as they worked to influence state and federal policies, including tens of thousands of dollars in Arizona. A joint investigation by The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity chronicled the spending as the nation deals with a rash of overdoses, most of which are attributed to prescription drugs or heroin. Members of the Pain Care Forum... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A state appeals court has overruled a western Indiana judge and ordered him to expunge a woman's convictions despite his disgust for her crimes. The (Muncie) Star Press reports (http://tspne.ws/2cisTXd ) Hutchison declined to expunge the convictions last November, saying he has drug cases before him every day and he wasn't "doing favors for people who are causing these problems in Jay County."

(AP) — A man in a private security uniform stabbed eight people at a Minnesota shopping mall, reportedly mentioning Allah and asking at least one victim if they were Muslim before an off-duty police officer shot and killed him, authorities said. All nine victims were treated at hospitals for wounds that weren't life-threatening, St. Cloud police Chief Blair Anderson said at a news conference Sunday. A man in a security uniform and armed with a knife entered the mall and stabbed people in several locations... Читать дальше...

Exit polling by a state-run survey agency suggests the pro-Kremlin United Russia party will win a strong majority of the nationally chosen seats in the lower house of parliament. The poll by the VTsIOM agency was shown on state television Sunday evening as the final voting stations closed in western Russia. The voting for the 450 seats in the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, wasn't expected to substantially change the distribution of power, in which the pro-Kremlin United Russia party holds an absolute majority. Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were: 7-6-1-2 (seven, six, one, two)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were: 9-6-1 (nine, six, one)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lucky Links Day" game were: 04-05-07-09-12-15-16-22 (four, five, seven, nine, twelve, fifteen, sixteen, twenty-two)

Gilbert Fire Department spokesman Gary Hildebrandt says National Transportation Safety Board personnel are at the crash site Sunday and that firefighters are assisting in the investigation. According to Hildebrandt, the plane's occupants were able bail out and parachute to safety before the aircraft struck the house.

[...] two more recent reports occurred on campus. A VCU spokesman says campus police have sent mass emails to students to alert them to the incidents.

(AP) — The trial of a federal lawsuit filed by a Guatemalan man alleging police brutality and prosecutorial misconduct is scheduled to begin this week in Connecticut. Santos Morales says two police officers and two state prosecutors violated his civil rights in 2008 case when he was arrested on a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm related to an incident at a Stamford restaurant.

Dance outreach program looks for financial help for students The popular Patti Rutland Jazz outreach program has started fundraising effort to gather financial support for the outreach, the Dothan Eagle (http://bit.ly/2cMP20v) reported. "Some children who are having difficulties in other areas of school curriculum find an expressive outlet in our program," said Patti Rutland-Simpson, owner of Patti Rutland Jazz. Instructor Jameka Oates said she enjoys having an impact in young people's lives through the program.